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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0700
B200m 'missing' from university aviation school's budget
NAKHON PHANOM: Nakhon Phanom University is investigating the disappearance of 200-million-baht from the budget allocated to its deeply troubled International Aviation College.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:23:00 +0700
188 new Covid-19 cases, weekly numbers down
The government reported 188 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, 154 local infections and 34 imported, raising the total to 11,450.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:55:00 +0700
Khao Yai camper killed by wild elephant
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An 80-year-old man sleeping in a tent in Khao Yai National Park was killed by a wild elephant in the early hours of Friday.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:43:00 +0700
Hoteliers hesitant to embrace ASQ scheme
Hoteliers are delaying their decisions on whether to join the alternative state quarantine (ASQ) programme as the emergence of new local cases has slowed down bookings.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0700
Anti-flooding plans agreed
A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:51:00 +0700
FTI warns tyre AD will hit industry
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the US decision to impose anti-dumping duties (AD) on car tyres exported from Thailand to seriously affect Thai industries, including the automotive and agricultural sectors, as Thailand may end up miss...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting the kingdom
The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:44:00 +0700
Korn pushes legalisation of gambling
Kla Party leader Korn Chatikavanij has floated an idea to legalise gambling in the kingdom, saying doing so will not only help contain the spread of Covid-19 in illegal gambling dens more effectively but also to gain more tax revenue.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Dozens of officers implicated
The Royal Thai Police is to investigate 33 police officers and state officials suspected of negligence, and aiding and abetting illegal labour smuggling.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:10:00 +0700
Student faces two lese majeste charges in 24 hours
A Thammasat University freshman has been granted bail after facing two separate lese majeste charges in the span of fewer than 24 hours.



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